External Hard Drive Deals

Buy.com via Rakuten Shopping offers the Fantom 500GB G-Force3 Portable USB 3.0 External Hard Drive, model no. GF3BM500U, for $44.99 with free shipping. That's $0.09/GB and among the best prices we've seen for a 500GB USB 3.0 portable hard drive. (It's a current price low by $15.) It's backwards compatible with USB 2.0.

TigerDirect offers the Seagate 1TB Expansion Portable USB 3.0 External Hard Drive in Black, model no. STBX1000101, with Total Defense Premium Internet Security 5-User for Windows for $104.99. This $70 mail-in rebate cuts it to $34.99. With around $4 for shipping, that's tied with last week's mention and the lowest total price we've seen. (It's also a current low for these items by $31.) It features USB 3.0 connectivity, 4-foot USB cable, and more. Deal ends May 31.

Of note, the software must be activated before the rebate can be redeemed, which involves providing your credit card information. However, you can cancel the service at any time within the first year without any additional charges.

As one of its daily deals, Best Buy offers the Toshiba Canvio 1TB Portable USB 3.0 External Hard Drive, model no. HDTC610XK3B1, for $64.99 with free shipping. That's $0.06/GB, $5 under our December mention, and the lowest total price we've seen for this hard drive. (It's also a current price low by $10.) The enclosed 2.5" hard drive features an 8MB cache and runs at 5400 rpm. Deal ends today.

newegg offers its newsletter subscribers the Netgear AC1750 Dual-Band 802.11ac Wireless Router (pictured), model no. R6300-100NAS, for $199 with free shipping. Apply coupon code "EMCXRWN42" and the Seagate 2TB Expansion Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive, model no. STBV2000100, will be added to your cart automatically for free. That's $89 under the best price we could find for these items if purchased separately elsewhere. (For further comparison, we saw the router on its own for $39 less in April.) This dual-band (2.4GHz and 5GHz) wireless router features wireless speeds of up to 1750Mbps, five Ethernet ports, and more. The hard drive features USB 3.0 connectivity. Deal ends May 19.

Update: Specs corrected.

Rakuten Shopping offers the Fantom 2TB G-Force3 USB 3.0 External Hard Drive, model no. GF3B2000U32, for $89.99. This $20 mail-in rebate cuts it to $69.99. With free shipping, that's $0.03/GB, tied with our mention from two weeks ago and the lowest total price we could find by $52. Rebate ends May 22.

Rakuten Shopping offers the Iomega 4TB StorCenter ix2 Gigabit NAS Server, model no. 35550, for $249.99 with free shipping ($0.06/GB). That's $48 under our November mention and the lowest total price we could find by $29. It features a Marvell 3282 1.6GHz processor, 256MB of RAM, two 2TB hard drives, Gigabit Ethernet, USB connectivity, and more.

Fry's Electronics offers the Hitachi 4TB Touro Desk USB 3.0 3.5" External Hard Drive, model no. 0S03503, for $159. Opt for free in-store pickup to dodge the $6.99 shipping fee. That's $0.04/GB, $11 under last week's shipped mention, and the lowest total price we could find for shipped unit elsewhere by $11. It runs at 7200 rpm and features a 64MB cache.

Best Buy offers the Seagate 500GB Slim USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive in Silver, model no. STCD500104, for $69.99 with free shipping ($0.14/GB). That's the lowest total price we could find by $10. This drive is 0.4" thick and features backwards compatibility with USB 2.0 and Mac and Windows compatibility.

mwave offers the Buslink 2TB USB 3.0 SuperSpeed External Hard Drive, model no. U3-2000, for $114.99 with free shipping. That's $0.06/GB, a buck under our March mention, and the lowest total price we could find now by $10. It features a data transfer rate up to 5Gbps and includes an AC adapter.

B&H Photo-Video offers the Western Digital 500GB Elements SE USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive, model no. WDBPCK5000ABK-NESN, for $48.49 with free shipping. That's $0.10/GB, a buck under our mention from five days ago (which required a rebate), and the lowest total price we could find by $5, outside the deal below. It features a maximum data transfer rate of 5Gb/s. Deal ends June 8.

A close price: newegg offers it for $49.99 with free shipping. Deal ends today.